If I were going to play Ahri bot...

If i were to go ahri bot, id go for IE and Shiv with footwork.

If i we're to go Ahri Botlane, i'd not pick it in to hard match ups, like due to Range, due to early game outtrading, due to being outscaled or due to lack of powerspikes, like his Level 6.

I'd pick Ahri Botlane vs stuff like , who all kind of want to get to the later stages of the game, or are having some kind of early game level, where they are good, but then are just casual. As well i would try to go for Press the Attack, and an Item build which concentrates about not only being AD focused, but as well some minor Onhit or Ap effects like for example : First, after and then like either going , , or

Hope this would help yor point of looking at Ahri bot :D

i go footwork + . but the new rageblade should be pretty good on ad ahri i guess.

First thing is you should get a bunch of games in normals first. The second thing is that charm is a valuable tool in trades but if you wiff it, you are screwed. Thirdly, your ult lets you move around or escape. Finally, if you are going to ADC it, you are going to have no AD scalings in your kit so you are always going to be in an odd spot.

Buildwise:

would be tempting for an on hit build focused on consistent pushing. If you are able to get the rageblade passive up for a teamfight, you'd be averaging 12% of current health and 12% of max health every hit to multiple opponents.

gives you a little AP and AD, but you'd need to back it up with other forms of damage. Go with a pair of AD items to round it out.

+zeal item+ for a standard crit build. Just charm people and blow them up with AAs.